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Doing Quotes

On action, effort and the discipline of doing the work.

These lines describe doing in its many forms: the overlap between film and television production, the uncertainty built into research, and committing to work you believe in even without much recognition. For more, see our Action quotes.

I'm big on doing stuff that people tell me I can't do.

Quotes by Kenny Stills

I'm constantly doing new stuff. I'm always excited. I'm a one-man tornado.

Quotes by Kenny Scharf

There are not very many opportunities for little people in the industry. There are small parts and character parts, but we don't get the girl-at-the-end-of-the-film kind of parts... but I was quite happy with what I was doing.

Quotes by Kenny Baker

I do enjoy doing pantomime at Christmas. If I didn't do it, I'd feel as though I was missing something.

Quotes by Kenny Baker

In all the years that I've been doing this, I've never launched a tour and launched an album at basically the same time. Doing one of those things is enough!

Quotes by Kenny Chesney

I was excited by what my painter friends were doing, and they seemed to be interested in our poetry too, and that was a wonderful little, fizzy sort of world.

Quotes by Kenneth Koch

The last thing I would have ever expected to happen to me in my life would be that, in fact, I would be accused of doing something wrong and maybe even something criminal.

Quotes by Kenneth Lay

I mean, our primary businesses in wholesale pipelines, utilities, retail, were all doing extremely well.

Quotes by Kenneth Lay

But certainly I didn't know he was doing anything that was criminal.

Quotes by Kenneth Lay

This isn't the best town for what we're doing. Too many other things to pull the crowds away.

Quotes by Kenneth Rexroth

When you're working on a huge, elaborate set that took months to create, and you're surrounded by hundreds of extras, you better remember your lines and know what you're doing in a scene!

Quotes by Kenneth Choi

There is nothing - absolutely nothing - half so much worth doing as simply messing about in boats.

Quotes by Kenneth Grahame

I volunteered at Meals on Wheels, which is a place where you go and deliver healthy meals to people who are more homebound. I did that, and I had so much fun doing it, and I'm definitely planning on doing...

Quotes by Kendall Jenner

I think mascara is a must. If I'm going to wear makeup somewhere, and I'm doing it, it's usually really simple - it's just mascara and maybe a tiny bit of eyeshadow, but that's it.

Quotes by Kendall Jenner

I'm a very loyal and very private person when it comes to my personal life. But I obviously do have Twitter and Instagram, and I will share some of the things I'm doing.

Quotes by Kendall Jenner

Nobody's gonna be a perfect parent, you know? We're all doing the best we can.

Quotes by Kendra Wilkinson

How we take care of our animals is a very good indicator of how we are doing as a society. It is symbolic of how, as human beings, we go about treating each other.

Quotes by Ken Howard

For me, happiness is doing my best and trying to be helpful.

Quotes by Ken Kercheval

There has been no more principled opposition to racism than Jeremy Corbyn: he was getting arrested for protesting against Apartheid when the rest of them were doing deals and calling Nelson Mandela a terrorist.

Quotes by Ken Loach

If a corporation can express opinions and be protected in doing so by the First Amendment, then there's no reason logically one wouldn't think they could undertake to enjoy the other rights protected under the First Amendment.

Quotes by Ken Cuccinelli

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Frequently Asked Questions

What does "doing" mean across these quotes?
The quotes use "doing" to describe the actual craft of working (film vs. TV production), following through on belief in your own work, playing certain kinds of roles, and even the nature of research itself.
Is there a quote comparing film and TV work?
Yes: "When you're doing the work, film and TV are exactly the same. TV is just film in reduced pieces." For more on taking action rather than just planning, see Action.
Is there a witty quote about research here?
Yes: "Research is what I'm doing when I don't know what I'm doing" is a short, self-aware take on the research process.
Does this page include anything about acting roles or casting?
Yes, one quote describes being cast more often as a villain-type ("more Iago than Hamlet") while insisting the real goal is playing people doing the right thing rather than simple villains. For more on positive action, see Doing Good.
Is there a quote about believing in your own work despite doubt?
Yes, one recalls finding award shows hard to watch early in a music career, "because I believed in what I was doing" even while unsure of having a real shot. For more short, punchy takes on getting things done, see Doin or Doers.

Also see our Doing Good quotes for a values-driven angle, or Doers quotes celebrating people who take action.